Arabella by vinimii

Format: Commander

Commander: Arabella, Abandoned Doll

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Boros go-wide token strategy commanded by Arabella, Abandoned Doll. The game plan revolves around flooding the battlefield with small creatures that have power 2 or less, such as Soldiers, Goblins, and Gnomes. When Arabella attacks, she triggers an unblockable noncombat burn effect that damages every opponent simultaneously and gains life proportional to your low-power creature count. By utilizing low-cost token generators like Raise the Alarm, Hop to It, and Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon, the deck rapidly builds a wide board by Turn 3 to Turn 5. Damage multipliers like City on Fire and extra trigger engines like Windcrag Siege amplify Arabella's drain into lethal bursts that finish all three opponents in tandem. Supporting pieces like Reconnaissance and Flawless Maneuver protect your attackers and preserve the board against sweepers, while selective board wipes like Dusk // Dawn break parity by eliminating large opposing threats while sparing your entire army.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Alpine Meadow
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Bre of Clan Stoutarm
  • 1 Break Through the Line
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Charge of the Mites
  • 1 Citizen's Crowbar
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Clowning Around
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Descent into Avernus
  • 1 Dusk // Dawn
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Expel the Interlopers
  • 1 Firebender Ascension
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Frontline Rush
  • 1 Glimpse the Impossible
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin Smuggler
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hanweir Battlements
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Honored Knight-Captain
  • 1 Hop to It
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Invasion Reinforcements
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Kirol, Attentive First-Year
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Mechanized Ninja Cavalry
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Mouser Foundry
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Rabble Rousing
  • 1 Raid Bombardment
  • 1 Raise the Alarm
  • 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Rent Is Due
  • 1 Resolute Reinforcements
  • 1 Sacred Peaks
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skyknight Vanguard
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner
  • 1 Sun-Blessed Peak
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Tectonic Edge
  • 1 Unwanted Remake
  • 1 Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze
  • 1 Warren Torchmaster
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Wrenn's Resolve
  • 1 Wyrm's Crossing Patrol